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7010 Aluminum vs. N06255 Nickel

7010 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 (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 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
6.0 to 24
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0