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Nickel 690 vs. Zamak 7

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
33
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0.0050 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5