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Nickel 333 vs. 2218 Aluminum

Nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2218 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 333 and the bottom bar is 2218 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
73
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.8 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
27
Shear Strength, MPa 420
210 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
330 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
27 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
450 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
34 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.8 to 93.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.3 to 24.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 48
1.7 to 2.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15