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Nickel 685 vs. Zamak 3

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 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 685 and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 770
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
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 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
95.3 to 96.5