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N12160 Nickel vs. 3104 Aluminum

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 3104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is 3104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.1 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
74 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Shear Strength, MPa 500
110 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
1.6 to 60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
34 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.1 to 98.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15