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N07716 Nickel vs. 4147 Aluminum

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4147 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 N07716 nickel and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Shear Strength, MPa 580
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
5.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59 to 63
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
11 to 13
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15