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N07716 Nickel vs. 7178 Aluminum

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7178 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 7178 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.5 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
120 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Shear Strength, MPa 580
140 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
240 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
120 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
24 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
110 to 2220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
28 to 54
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
10 to 28

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
85.4 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.6 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.4 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.3 to 7.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15