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5070 Aluminum vs. Nickel 333

5070 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5070 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 190
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
9.3 to 24.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 48
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0