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3102 Aluminum vs. N06975 Nickel

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06975 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 N06975 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

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
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
10.2 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0