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2618 Aluminum vs. Nickel 333

2618 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 (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 2618 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Shear Strength, MPa 260
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
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 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.9 to 2.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.9 to 1.3
9.3 to 24.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
44 to 48
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0