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Nickel 625 vs. Zamak 5

Nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 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 625 and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 33 to 34
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 320
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
33
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 600
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 910
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 450
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 250
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 490
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.9
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7