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N06060 Nickel vs. ZA-8

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 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 ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
34
Shear Strength, MPa 490
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
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 0.045
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
89.7 to 91.2