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N06007 Nickel vs. Zamak 5

N06007 nickel 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 N06007 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 38
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
33
Shear Strength, MPa 470
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.1 to 51.1
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7