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5056 Aluminum vs. N06060 Nickel

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
82
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
490
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
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
430
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
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 14
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0