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2017A Aluminum vs. N06045 Nickel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
42
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
21 to 25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0