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N07750 Nickel vs. Zamak 5

N07750 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N07750 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 25
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
33
Shear Strength, MPa 770
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1200
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 820
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
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
Nickel (Ni), % 70 to 77.7
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
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
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7