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359.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 80A

359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 359.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.8 to 4.9
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 280
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 15
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 540
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 38
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 91
0.5 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.4 to 79.7
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
1.8 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0