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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. Zamak 5

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4680 cast 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, % 9.1
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7