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C355.0 Aluminum vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 84
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.4 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0