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5050 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
11.4 to 23.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0