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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. ZA-8

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2