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N08221 Nickel vs. ZA-8

N08221 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08221 nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
34
Shear Strength, MPa 410
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2