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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. Zamak 5

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
87
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Rockwell B Hardness 70 to 88
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
94.3 to 95.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0