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N06110 Nickel vs. Zamak 5

N06110 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 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 N06110 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
87
Elongation at Break, % 53
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
33
Shear Strength, MPa 530
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 62
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7