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364.0 Aluminum vs. N06025 Nickel

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06025 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 N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 200
500
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
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

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
50
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
1.8 to 2.4
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0.010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0