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C355.0 Aluminum vs. N06219 Nickel

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06219 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 C355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 84
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0