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7010 Aluminum vs. N06603 Nickel

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06603 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 N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
50
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0.010 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0