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N06058 Nickel vs. 851.0 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 851.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
69
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.9 to 9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
130 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
6.1 to 6.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
86.6 to 91.5
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
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0.3 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3