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1230A Aluminum vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1230A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.3 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
11.4 to 23.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0