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3102 Aluminum vs. Nickel 200

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 200 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 3102 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
180
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
23 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
120 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
70
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
120 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
42 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants