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N06058 Nickel vs. 4145 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4145 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 4145 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
73
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
28
Shear Strength, MPa 600
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
5.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
83 to 87.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.3 to 4.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
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
9.3 to 10.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15