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Grade M30C Nickel vs. 1230A Aluminum

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 M30C nickel and the bottom bar is 1230A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
69
Elongation at Break, % 29
4.5 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
35 to 74
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
89 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
29 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
6.4 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
5.9 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
9.1 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
4.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.3 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050