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N10629 Nickel vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N10629 nickel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
72
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 9.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
85.6 to 92.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 72.4
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
6.0 to 8.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15