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N06058 Nickel vs. 7050 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7050 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 7050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
70
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.2 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
130 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Shear Strength, MPa 600
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
490 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
390 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
860
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
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
10 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1110 to 1760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
45 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
45 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
87.3 to 92.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.040
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.9 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
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 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 6.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15