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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 28
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
99.827 to 100