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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. Zamak 7

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
86
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Shear Strength, MPa 500
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0.0050 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5