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2030 Aluminum vs. Grade M30H Nickel

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade M30H nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade M30H nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
160
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
50
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.9 to 70.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
2.7 to 3.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0