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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. 1050A Aluminum

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 grade CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
22 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
68 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
22 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
59
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
1.9 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
3.7 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
3.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.5 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070