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1060 Aluminum vs. Grade M30C Nickel

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade M30C nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
160
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 15 to 50
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0