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N07773 Nickel vs. Zamak 5

N07773 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N07773 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 480
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
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 2.0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 32
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), % 2.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 60
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 2.5 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
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), % 0 to 2.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7