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N06058 Nickel vs. 7049A Aluminum

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
71
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.0 to 5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
27
Shear Strength, MPa 600
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
580 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
500 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
28 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1800 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
52 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
50 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
84.6 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.050 to 0.25
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 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.2 to 8.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15