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Grade M30C Nickel vs. 5457 Aluminum

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5457 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 M30C nickel and the bottom bar is 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
68
Elongation at Break, % 29
6.0 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
55 to 98
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
18 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.8 to 99.05
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.45
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 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1