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N10003 Nickel vs. 358.0 Aluminum

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is 358.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 42
3.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Shear Strength, MPa 540
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
290 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
12 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
590 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
37 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
42 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
89.1 to 91.8
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
7.6 to 8.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15