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7010 Aluminum vs. N06219 Nickel

7010 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 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
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 480
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
60
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0