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3004 Aluminum vs. Nickel 201

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
70
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants