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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. Zamak 3

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 3 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 CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
86
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5