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5154A Aluminum vs. Nickel 30

5154A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 30 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 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 36
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
13 to 17
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0