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N06650 Nickel vs. 7049A Aluminum

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7049A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 7049A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 50
5.0 to 5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
27
Shear Strength, MPa 640
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
580 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
500 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
850
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
10
Density, g/cm3 8.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
28 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
1800 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
52 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
50 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
84.6 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.050 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
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
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.2 to 8.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15