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ZA-27 vs. Nickel 689

ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 ZA-27 and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 120
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 4.5
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 170
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
80
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 330
790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 430
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 370
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 530
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 5.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 80
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 570
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.1 to 18
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 890
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 25 to 28
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 69.3 to 73
0