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5056 Aluminum vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.4 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0