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N06230 Nickel vs. 4032 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4032 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 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
73
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
28
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
10
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
81.1 to 87.2
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
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
11 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15