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EN 2.4632 Nickel vs. Zamak 3

EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4632 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Shear Strength, MPa 770
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1570
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 15 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49 to 64
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0