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5010 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 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 5010 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27 to 62
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
49
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
7.7 to 18
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0