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N10003 Nickel vs. 3004 Aluminum

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 3004 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 N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is 3004 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 42
1.1 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
55 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Shear Strength, MPa 540
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
3.2 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
33 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
95.6 to 98.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15