MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

5049 Aluminum vs. N10276 Nickel

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 N10276 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 7.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 63.5
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0