MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Z24311 Zinc vs. N06920 Nickel

Z24311 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N06920 nickel 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 Z24311 zinc and the bottom bar is N06920 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
210
Elongation at Break, % 63
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
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
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
17 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.862 to 100
0