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EN 2.4663 Nickel vs. Zamak 5

EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4663 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
87
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
33
Shear Strength, MPa 540
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.4
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.5 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 48 to 59.6
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7