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Zamak 5 vs. Nickel 201

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
180
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
70
Shear Strength, MPa 260
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 6.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0