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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. ZA-8

Grade CW6M 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 CW6M 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, % 29
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
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 330
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
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 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
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), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2