ZA-27 vs. N10629 Nickel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-27 and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.31 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 60 to 72 | |
| 88 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 83 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 9.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 15 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.0 to 6.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 65 to 72.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |