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Nickel 200 vs. Zamak 3

Nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 200 and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
86
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 44
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 350
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
33
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 540
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 370
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 370
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5