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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. Zamak 5

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 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 CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
87
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7