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N10675 Nickel vs. Zamak 7

N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10675 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
86
Elongation at Break, % 47
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
33
Shear Strength, MPa 610
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
11
Density, g/cm3 9.3
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 27 to 32
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 71
0.0050 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
95.3 to 96.5