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N06230 Nickel vs. 2014 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
72
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
1.5 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
90 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
27
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
130 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
190 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
100 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
11
Density, g/cm3 9.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
6.6 to 56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
76 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
18 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
25 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
8.4 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
90.4 to 95
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.5 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15