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N06058 Nickel vs. Zamak 3

N06058 nickel 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
86
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
33
Shear Strength, MPa 600
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5