Zamak 5 vs. C74500 Nickel Silver
Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
| 3.0 to 24 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.32 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 57 | |
| 66 to 94 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 310 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 390 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 | |
| 380 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 95 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 390 | |
| 1020 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 9.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
| 54 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 | |
| 12 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 620 to 1540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 14 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 | |
| 13 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.025 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 94.3 to 95.7 | |
| 21.2 to 27.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |