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238.0 Aluminum vs. N06255 Nickel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
6.0 to 24
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0