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Zamak 5 vs. N06210 Nickel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N06210 nickel 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 5 and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
85
Shear Strength, MPa 260
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
85
Density, g/cm3 6.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
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 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0