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N06650 Nickel vs. 851.0 Aluminum

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 851.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 50
3.9 to 9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
130 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
850
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
14
Density, g/cm3 8.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
6.1 to 6.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
86.6 to 91.5
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
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
0.3 to 0.7
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
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3