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1080 Aluminum vs. Grade M30H Nickel

1080 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade M30H nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 1080 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade M30H nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
160
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 40
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 21 to 48
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 72 to 130
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.7 to 21
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.2 to 6.0
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
27 to 33
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.9 to 70.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
2.7 to 3.7
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 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.020
0