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2011 Aluminum vs. N06603 Nickel

2011 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 2011 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, % 8.5 to 18
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
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 540
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
2.4 to 3.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
8.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0.010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0