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N06650 Nickel vs. 7108A Aluminum

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7108A 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 7108A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 50
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
26
Shear Strength, MPa 640
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
290 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
870
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
10
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
38 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
610 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
33 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
91.6 to 94.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.040
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
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 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15