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5182 Aluminum vs. Nickel 201

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 201 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
70
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants