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4006 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 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 4006 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28 to 45
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 24
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 91
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 160
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.1 to 26
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 130
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 7.0
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.4 to 98.7
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
6.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0