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EN AC-21100 Aluminum vs. N07041 Nickel

EN AC-21100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 EN AC-21100 aluminum and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.3
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 87
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
1400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 240
1050

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 21
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 400
2510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
38