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Nickel 600 vs. Zamak 2

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 600 and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
33
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
35

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
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
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
92.2 to 94