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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. ZA-8

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 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 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
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 0.045
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
89.7 to 91.2