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Zamak 2 vs. Nickel 908

Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel 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 Zamak 2 and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
180
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
70
Shear Strength, MPa 320
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
50
Density, g/cm3 6.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
35.6 to 44.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 92.2 to 94
0