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2007 Aluminum vs. N06603 Nickel

2007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06603 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 2007 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.5 to 95
2.4 to 3.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
8.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0.010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0