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N06058 Nickel vs. 7022 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7022 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is 7022 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
70
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
140 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Shear Strength, MPa 600
290 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
490 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
390 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
29 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1100 to 1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
47 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
47 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
87.9 to 92.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.1 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.6 to 3.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.3 to 5.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15