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Nickel 30 vs. 6182 Aluminum

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 6182 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.8 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
63 to 99
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
26
Shear Strength, MPa 440
140 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
230 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
130 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
21 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95 to 97.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 1.0
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
0.9 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15