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Nickel 30 vs. ZA-8

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
34
Shear Strength, MPa 440
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
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 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2