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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Nickel 30

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
210
Elongation at Break, % 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
13 to 17
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0