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8079 Aluminum vs. N06007 Nickel

8079 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N06007 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
60
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.1 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.3
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36.1 to 51.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0