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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. Zamak 2

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400 to 410
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 750 to 760
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0.010 to 0.015
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
92.2 to 94
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0