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2017A Aluminum vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
9.4 to 20.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0