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N07716 Nickel vs. 8079 Aluminum

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 8079 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 8079 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
6.4

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
98.1 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
0.7 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
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
0.050 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15