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2017A Aluminum vs. N07752 Nickel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
5.0 to 9.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0