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N06650 Nickel vs. 4104 Aluminum

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4104 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 N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is 4104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 50
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
27
Shear Strength, MPa 640
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
60

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
5.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
85.8 to 90
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 10.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15