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4045 Aluminum vs. N06035 Nickel

4045 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 4045 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
84
Shear Strength, MPa 69
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 64
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.4 to 91
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0