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Nickel 242 vs. Zamak 3

Nickel 242 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
86
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
33
Shear Strength, MPa 570
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 9.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5