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520.0 Aluminum vs. N06255 Nickel

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
210
Elongation at Break, % 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
81
Shear Strength, MPa 230
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 24
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0