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2011 Aluminum vs. N07773 Nickel

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
75
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
0 to 2.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 32
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0