MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Commercially Pure Zinc vs. N08024 Nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N08024 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is N08024 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
41
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
15

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
22.5 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
26.6 to 38.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 40
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0