C76400 Nickel Silver vs. Z40301 Zinc
C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Z40301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C76400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is Z40301 zinc.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 87 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 35 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 610 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 990 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.7 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.1 | |
| 37 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 63 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 7.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 19 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.3 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 5.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 58.5 to 61.5 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 16.5 to 19.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17.7 to 25 | |
| 98.9 to 99.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |