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4007 Aluminum vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

4007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 4007 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
220
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 23
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 88
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 160
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.4 to 23
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 110
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 6.7
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.7
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0