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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. Zamak 7

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Shear Strength, MPa 430
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0.0050 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5