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C355.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel 600

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 84
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0