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Nickel 617 vs. 1050A Aluminum

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 617 and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 40
1.1 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
22 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Shear Strength, MPa 510
44 to 97
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
68 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
22 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
59
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
1.9 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
3.7 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
3.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
99.5 to 100
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070