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C355.0 Aluminum vs. N06985 Nickel

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06985 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 N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 84
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
18 to 21
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0