MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Nickel 825 vs. Zamak 3

Nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 825 and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 430
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 37.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 46
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5