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N06230 Nickel vs. ZA-8

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
34
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
11
Density, g/cm3 9.5
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
8.0 to 8.8
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.075
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2

Comparable Variants