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N06060 Nickel vs. Zamak 3

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
86
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
33
Shear Strength, MPa 490
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
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
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5