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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. 2117 Aluminum

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 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 grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
71
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 9.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 97.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15