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N06230 Nickel vs. 7003 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7003 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 7003 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
130 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
210 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
300 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
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
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
37 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
630 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
33 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
37 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
90.6 to 94.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.35
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
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 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15