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8090 Aluminum vs. N07752 Nickel

8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
34

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 9.0
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
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0