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N06230 Nickel vs. EN AC-45400 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-45400 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 EN AC-45400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
72
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
10
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
88.4 to 92.9
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
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
4.5 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15