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5010 Aluminum vs. N07716 Nickel

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07716 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 5010 aluminum and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 11.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0