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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. Zamak 5

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
87
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
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), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
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 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7