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N12160 Nickel vs. 356.0 Aluminum

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.0 to 3.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
55 to 75
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Shear Strength, MPa 500
140 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
100 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
150 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
3.2 to 8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
70 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
64 to 71
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.1 to 93.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
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
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15