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5252 Aluminum vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 5252 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 290
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 430
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 97.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0