N08120 Nickel vs. Z20301 Zinc
N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Z20301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N08120 nickel and the bottom bar is Z20301 zinc.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 87 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 53 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 35 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.2 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 240 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 78 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 96 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 6.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 9.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 5.0 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 27 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 21 to 41.4 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 39 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 99.853 to 100 |