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518.0 Aluminum vs. N06060 Nickel

518.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 518.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
82
Shear Strength, MPa 200
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.1 to 92.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 14
Magnesium (Mg), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0