ZA-27 vs. Nickel 600
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-27 and the bottom bar is nickel 600.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 3.4 to 35 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 220 to 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 430 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 650 to 990 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 270 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 31 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 190 to 1490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 20 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 3.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 19 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 6.0 to 10 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 72 to 80 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |