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364.0 Aluminum vs. N06002 Nickel

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Shear Strength, MPa 200
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
17 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
42.3 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0