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356.0 Aluminum vs. N12160 Nickel

356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 3.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 75
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 8.2
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 250
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 33
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64 to 71
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.1 to 93.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0