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7204 Aluminum vs. N06058 Nickel

7204 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 7204 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
220
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
86
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 220
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
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 8.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 40
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 710
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 94.8
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
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 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0