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Zamak 2 vs. Nickel 890

Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 Zamak 2 and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
78
Shear Strength, MPa 320
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
47
Density, g/cm3 6.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
250

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0.050 to 0.6
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.3
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
17.3 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 92.2 to 94
0