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8090 Aluminum vs. N12160 Nickel

8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
90
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0