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B535.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 601

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
49
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
7.7 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0