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N06058 Nickel vs. 7049 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7049 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 7049 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
70
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.2 to 7.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
160 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
27
Shear Strength, MPa 600
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
510 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
420 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
31 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1270 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
46 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
46 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
85.7 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.1 to 0.22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.0 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
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 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.2 to 8.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15