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3004 Aluminum vs. N06250 Nickel

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
7.4 to 19.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0