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Nickel 333 vs. Zamak 7

Nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 333 and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
86
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
33
Shear Strength, MPa 420
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 9.3 to 24.5
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 48
0.0050 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5