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N06455 Nickel vs. 2018 Aluminum

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2018 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is 2018 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
73
Elongation at Break, % 47
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
27
Shear Strength, MPa 550
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.7 to 94.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
1.7 to 2.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15