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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. Zamak 5

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 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 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 17
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
33
Shear Strength, MPa 700
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7