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Zamak 5 vs. N10629 Nickel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N10629 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 N10629 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
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 57
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
83
Shear Strength, MPa 260
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1560
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
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0.1 to 0.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0