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2017A Aluminum vs. N06219 Nickel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0