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2017A Aluminum vs. Nickel 890

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
47
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0.050 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
17.3 to 33.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0