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N06603 Nickel vs. 3102 Aluminum

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is 3102 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 28
23 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
31 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 480
58 to 65
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
92 to 100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
28 to 34

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
16 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
5.8 to 8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
9.4 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
4.1 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
97.9 to 99.95
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15