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5049 Aluminum vs. N06455 Nickel

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0