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N06045 Nickel vs. Zamak 7

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 26 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 N06045 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, % 37
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 470
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0.0050 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5