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N10629 Nickel vs. ZA-8

N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10629 nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.26
Rockwell B Hardness 88
54 to 65
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
34
Shear Strength, MPa 600
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 9.2
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 72.4
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2