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N06230 Nickel vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 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-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
72
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
94

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
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
85.6 to 92.4
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
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
6.0 to 8.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15