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355.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 201

355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 2.6
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 70
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
70
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 240
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 260
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38 to 43
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120 to 140
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 5.9
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 250
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 27
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 33
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60 to 69
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0