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7108A Aluminum vs. N06002 Nickel

7108A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06002 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 7108A aluminum and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 210
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 44
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 640
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 34
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 94.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.040
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.3 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0