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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. ZA-27

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
78
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73