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A390.0 Aluminum vs. N06985 Nickel

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
210
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70 to 100
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
18 to 21
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0