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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. N06455 Nickel

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0