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4147 Aluminum vs. N06060 Nickel

4147 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06060 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 4147 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
82
Shear Strength, MPa 63
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1450
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
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 14
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0