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1060 Aluminum vs. Nickel 718

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
12 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 15 to 50
460 to 760
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
660 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

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
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0.2 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
11.1 to 24.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0.65 to 1.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0