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Nickel 689 vs. Zamak 3

Nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 689 and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
86
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
33
Shear Strength, MPa 790
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1170
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Cobalt (Co), % 9.0 to 11
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 48.3 to 60.9
0 to 0.020
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), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5