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Grade N7M Nickel vs. Zamak 3

Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
86
Elongation at Break, % 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 9.3
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
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 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 30 to 33
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.9 to 70
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
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