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N06035 Nickel vs. Zamak 5

N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06035 nickel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
87
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
33
Shear Strength, MPa 440
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 32.3 to 34.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.6 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.1 to 60.2
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7