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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. ZA-8

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 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 CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 9.1
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
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 0.045
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
89.7 to 91.2