MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Z21721 Zinc vs. Nickel 80A

Z21721 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z21721 zinc and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 390
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
0.5 to 1.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.070
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.4 to 79.7
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
1.8 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 98.9 to 100
0