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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. ZA-27

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
78
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
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 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73