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518.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 30

518.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 30 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 518.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
82
Shear Strength, MPa 200
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.1 to 92.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.8
13 to 17
Magnesium (Mg), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0