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N06455 Nickel vs. 2117 Aluminum

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2117 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 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 47
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
27
Shear Strength, MPa 550
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

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
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 97.6
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
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15