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Nickel 333 vs. 6101A Aluminum

Nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6101A 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 333 and the bottom bar is 6101A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.9 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 9.3 to 24.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 48
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1