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1050 Aluminum vs. Nickel 80A

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 57
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 81
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0.5 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.4 to 79.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
1.8 to 2.7
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0