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242.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 333

242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 1.5
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 240
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 290
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 220
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 44
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96 to 130
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.3 to 3.4
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 340
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 32
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50 to 62
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 93.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
9.3 to 24.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
44 to 48
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0