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Nickel 617 vs. 1230A Aluminum

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 1230A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 40
4.5 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
35 to 74
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Shear Strength, MPa 510
59 to 99
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
89 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
29 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
60
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
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
6.4 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
5.9 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.1 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
4.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
99.3 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 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
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 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050