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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. 4032 Aluminum

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 grade CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
73
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.1 to 87.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
11 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15