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238.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 201

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0