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Nickel 693 vs. Zamak 5

Nickel 693 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 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 693 and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Shear Strength, MPa 440
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.1
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 4.0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 53.3 to 67.5
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7