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EN AC-42000 Aluminum vs. N06985 Nickel

EN AC-42000 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 (2, 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-42000 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, % 1.1 to 2.4
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 67 to 76
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 270
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 230
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 5.7
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 370
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 28
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 35
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 93.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
18 to 21
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0