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4045 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

4045 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 4045 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Shear Strength, MPa 69
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 64
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.4 to 91
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
48 to 59.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0