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7010 Aluminum vs. N10276 Nickel

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10276 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 N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
70
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 7.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
51 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0