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5182 Aluminum vs. N06007 Nickel

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 N06007 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
79
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
18 to 21
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36.1 to 51.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0