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Zamak 5 vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
49
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
58 to 62
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0