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3102 Aluminum vs. Nickel 600

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 600 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 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants