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A206.0 Aluminum vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 A206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.2 to 10
2.0 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 37
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
9.5 to 17.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
79 to 82
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0