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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. Zamak 2

Grade CW12MW 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
87
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 9.1
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
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 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
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), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
92.2 to 94