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1230A Aluminum vs. N08120 Nickel

1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1230A aluminum and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
45
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.3 to 100
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
21 to 41.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0