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3102 Aluminum vs. N06110 Nickel

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06110 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N06110 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
53
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0