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N06230 Nickel vs. 7050 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7050 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 7050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
2.2 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
130 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
490 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
390 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
100

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
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
10 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
1110 to 1760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
45 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
45 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
87.3 to 92.1
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.040
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.15
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.9 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
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 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 6.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15