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4032 Aluminum vs. Nickel 333

4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
81
Shear Strength, MPa 260
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
9.3 to 24.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
44 to 48
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0