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N06058 Nickel vs. 2117 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
71
Elongation at Break, % 45
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
27
Shear Strength, MPa 600
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
91 to 97.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15