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2017A Aluminum vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
75
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0