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238.0 Aluminum vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 Type 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
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
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
9.9 to 19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
75 to 78
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0