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238.0 Aluminum vs. N10003 Nickel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
70
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0