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Zamak 5 vs. N06025 Nickel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
50
Density, g/cm3 6.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
1.8 to 2.4
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
8.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0.010 to 0.1