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5252 Aluminum vs. N06985 Nickel

5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06985 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 5252 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
80
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 160
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 290
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 240
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 430
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 97.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 21
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0