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5050 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
49
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
7.7 to 18
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0