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N06230 Nickel vs. A356.0 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
3.0 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
50 to 90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
160 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
83 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.6
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
4.8 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
49 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
25 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
91.1 to 93.3
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 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
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
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15