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2017A Aluminum vs. N10629 Nickel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
83
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
75
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0