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7116 Aluminum vs. N06058 Nickel

7116 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 7116 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
86
Shear Strength, MPa 220
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 94.5
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 5.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0