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2017A Aluminum vs. N10276 Nickel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10276 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 N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
84
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
4.0 to 7.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0