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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. N12160 Nickel

EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N12160 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 EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0