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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Nickel 200

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
180
Elongation at Break, % 38
23 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
120 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
65
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
42 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0