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N06250 Nickel vs. 1050A Aluminum

N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N06250 nickel and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 46
1.1 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
22 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
26
Shear Strength, MPa 500
44 to 97
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
68 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
22 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
1.9 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
3.7 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
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 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 7.4 to 19.4
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10.1 to 12
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070