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3102 Aluminum vs. Nickel 908

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
180
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
70
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
50
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0