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8090 Aluminum vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 6.0
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.3 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0