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N07716 Nickel vs. 7108A Aluminum

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7108A 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 N07716 nickel and the bottom bar is 7108A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Shear Strength, MPa 580
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
290 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
38 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
610 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
33 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
91.6 to 94.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.040
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
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
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15