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3004 Aluminum vs. N06200 Nickel

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06200 nickel 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06200 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.3 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 61.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0