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5056 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
74
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
6.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0