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N06230 Nickel vs. 7076 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7076 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 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
27
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
460
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
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
86.9 to 91.2
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
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
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 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15