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N12160 Nickel vs. ZA-27

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
78
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
31
Shear Strength, MPa 500
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73