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5056 Aluminum vs. N10624 Nickel

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 N10624 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
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
84
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
5.0 to 8.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0