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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. Zamak 2

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC 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, % 22
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
92.2 to 94