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238.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 600

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
6.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0