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1050A Aluminum vs. N10001 Nickel

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0