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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. ZA-8

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 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-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
42
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 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
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 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2