Z40301 Zinc vs. C97800 Nickel Silver
Z40301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z40301 zinc and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 130 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 60 | |
| 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 48 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
| 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 1180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 4.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 4.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 40 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 5.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 76 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.9 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.9 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 64 to 67 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 4.0 to 5.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 98.9 to 99.5 | |
| 1.0 to 4.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |