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N08120 Nickel vs. 2124 Aluminum

N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2124 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N08120 nickel and the bottom bar is 2124 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
27
Shear Strength, MPa 470
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
91.3 to 94.7
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 41.4
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 39
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15