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5182 Aluminum vs. N07750 Nickel

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07750 nickel 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 N07750 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
1.5

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
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
5.0 to 9.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0