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N06255 Nickel vs. ZA-12

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
83
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
33
Shear Strength, MPa 460
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89