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4047 Aluminum vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

4047 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CW6M 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 4047 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 64
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.3 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0