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1060 Aluminum vs. Nickel 617

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 617 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 15 to 50
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0