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N06230 Nickel vs. 7049A Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7049A 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 7049A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
5.0 to 5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
27
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
580 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
500 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

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
10
Density, g/cm3 9.5
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
28 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
1800 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
52 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
50 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
84.6 to 89.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0.050 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.2 to 8.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15