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3103 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

3103 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 3103 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 83
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 220
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 200
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 280
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 9.9
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 99.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0