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N06025 Nickel vs. Zamak 7

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 32
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Shear Strength, MPa 500
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0.0050 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
95.3 to 96.5