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N12160 Nickel vs. EN AC-42100 Aluminum

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 EN AC-42100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.4 to 9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
76 to 82
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

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
9.1 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
300 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
37 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 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 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
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 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1