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A413.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 690

A413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 A413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
3.4 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
180 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Shear Strength, MPa 170
420 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
640 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
250 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
31 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
160 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.9 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
7.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 66
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0