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5052 Aluminum vs. N06002 Nickel

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06002 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
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 8.6
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
17 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.3 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0