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Nickel 690 vs. ZA-8

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 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 690 and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
34
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
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 50
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
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 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2

Comparable Variants