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3105 Aluminum vs. Grade M35-2 Nickel

3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade M35-2 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
160
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46 to 220
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 19
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 15 to 340
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.1 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0