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N06230 Nickel vs. 7175 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7175 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 7175 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
3.8 to 5.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
520 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
430 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
10
Density, g/cm3 9.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
18 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
1310 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
48 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
48 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
88 to 91.4
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0.18 to 0.28
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 2.9
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 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.1 to 6.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15