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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. 4032 Aluminum

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4032 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 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
73
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 9.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.1 to 87.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15