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N06230 Nickel vs. 5110A Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5110A 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 5110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
4.5 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
37 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
66 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
100 to 190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
32 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
6.8 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
7.6 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
10 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
18 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
4.5 to 8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
98.5 to 99.8
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 0.25
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
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 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1