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5049 Aluminum vs. N10624 Nickel

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 8.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0