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N09777 Nickel vs. Zamak 2

N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 2 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 N09777 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 39
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 400
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 28.5 to 47.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 42
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
92.2 to 94