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8090 Aluminum vs. Grade M30C Nickel

8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade M30C 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 M30C nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
160
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 3.5
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0