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711.0 Aluminum vs. N06455 Nickel

711.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 711.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 92.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0