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Nickel 908 vs. Zamak 3

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 3 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 908 and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
86
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
33
Shear Strength, MPa 800
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
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
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5