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4047 Aluminum vs. Nickel 601

4047 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 601 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 4047 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 69
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 64
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
49
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.3 to 89
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
7.7 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0