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238.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 333

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 333 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 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
9.3 to 24.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 48
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0