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3102 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 3102 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
80
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
2.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants