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Nickel 80A vs. ZA-12

Nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 80A and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
83
Elongation at Break, % 22
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
33
Shear Strength, MPa 660
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
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 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1300
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.8
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 69.4 to 79.7
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89