N06255 Nickel vs. ZA-27
N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZA-27 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-27.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
78 |
Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
2.0 to 4.5 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 | |
110 to 170 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
31 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 | |
230 to 330 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
400 to 430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
130 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
480 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
530 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
4.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
80 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
570 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
8.1 to 18 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 | |
420 to 890 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
22 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
24 to 25 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
25 to 28 |
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 | |
2.0 to 2.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 24 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.020 |
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 0.080 |
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 | |
69.3 to 73 |