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2017A Aluminum vs. N06230 Nickel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06230 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 N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
83
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
85
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0