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5040 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 150
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0