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413.0 Aluminum vs. N06985 Nickel

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Shear Strength, MPa 170
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
18 to 21
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0