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3004 Aluminum vs. N10629 Nickel

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
83
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0