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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
180
Elongation at Break, % 38
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
95 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0