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5049 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

5049 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
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 8.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
7.7 to 18
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
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 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0