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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. ZA-8

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 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 2.4642 nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
34
Shear Strength, MPa 450
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2