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238.0 Aluminum vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CW6MC 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
80
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0