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238.0 Aluminum vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 3.4
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0