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EN AC-44300 Aluminum vs. N10276 Nickel

EN AC-44300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10276 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-44300 aluminum and the bottom bar is N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.5
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.3 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0