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5050 Aluminum vs. N06230 Nickel

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06230 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 N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
83
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
85
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0