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851.0 Aluminum vs. N07776 Nickel

851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 851.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N07776 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 9.1
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 140
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 360
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
85
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1 to 6.3
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.5
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 24.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
50 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0