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5049 Aluminum vs. Grade M30C Nickel

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade M30C nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
160
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0