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C355.0 Aluminum vs. N06230 Nickel

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06230 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 N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 84
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
85
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0