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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. ZA-12

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 28
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
33
Shear Strength, MPa 570
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89