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A242.0 Aluminum vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

A242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 A242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.6
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 3.1
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.3 to 93.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.3
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0