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N06058 Nickel vs. 5657 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5657 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 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.6 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
74 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Shear Strength, MPa 600
92 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
98.5 to 99.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
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 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050