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N07773 Nickel vs. 7129 Aluminum

N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7129 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 N07773 nickel and the bottom bar is 7129 Aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 40
9.0 to 9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 480
250 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
380 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
37 to 38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1050 to 1090
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
43 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
91 to 94
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 27
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 32
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.5 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 6.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 5.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15