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5005 Aluminum vs. N06002 Nickel

5005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5005 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 86
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 130
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 41 to 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 22
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12 to 320
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 10
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97 to 99.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
17 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.3 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0