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N10003 Nickel vs. EN AC-51100 Aluminum

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-51100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is EN AC-51100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 42
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
7.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
94.5 to 97.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
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
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15