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2025 Aluminum vs. Nickel 30

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
82
Shear Strength, MPa 240
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
60
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
13 to 17
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0