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N06650 Nickel vs. Zamak 3

N06650 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 N06650 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, % 50
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
33
Shear Strength, MPa 640
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
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), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5