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2017A Aluminum vs. N08120 Nickel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
45
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
21 to 41.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0