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8079 Aluminum vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

8079 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 8079 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.1 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.3
4.0 to 6.0
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), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0