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4032 Aluminum vs. N12160 Nickel

4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Shear Strength, MPa 260
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
90
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0