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Nickel 725 vs. ZA-12

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 580
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 2.3 to 15.3
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55 to 59
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89