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1235 Aluminum vs. N06002 Nickel

1235 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1235 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 28 to 34
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 23 to 58
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 56
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 80 to 84
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23 to 57
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 25
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.8 to 24
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 8.6
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6 to 3.7
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.35 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
17 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.3 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0