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7003 Aluminum vs. N06219 Nickel

7003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 7003 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 150
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 230
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 390
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 41
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 710
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 94.5
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0