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5056 Aluminum vs. N07752 Nickel

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07752 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 N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
5.0 to 9.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0