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515.0 Aluminum vs. N08221 Nickel

515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 515.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 190
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
44
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.6 to 96.6
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
22 to 33.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 10
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0