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Zamak 5 vs. N10001 Nickel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 5 and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 57
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
84
Shear Strength, MPa 260
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 6.4
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
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
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0