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Grade M30H Nickel vs. 6101A Aluminum

Grade M30H nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6101A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 grade M30H nickel and the bottom bar is 6101A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1250
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1200
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.9 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 57.9 to 70.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.7
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1