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3102 Aluminum vs. N06920 Nickel

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0