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N06230 Nickel vs. 4015 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4015 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is 4015 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
46 to 71
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
82 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
50 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
18 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
5.7 to 9.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
94.9 to 97.9
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.6 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
1.4 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15