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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. Zamak 2

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 2 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 2.4879 cast 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, % 3.4
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
92.2 to 94