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5056 Aluminum vs. N09777 Nickel

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
14 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
28.5 to 47.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0