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Nickel 30 vs. 4045 Aluminum

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4045 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 30 and the bottom bar is 4045 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
27
Shear Strength, MPa 440
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
64

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
2.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
5.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.4 to 91
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15