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B535.0 Aluminum vs. N10276 Nickel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
220
Elongation at Break, % 10
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
84
Shear Strength, MPa 210
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 7.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0