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N06255 Nickel vs. A357.0 Aluminum

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is A357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
26
Shear Strength, MPa 460
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.8 to 93
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0.040 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15