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5254 Aluminum vs. N06650 Nickel

5254 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 5254 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 22
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 160
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 350
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 270
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 41
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 73 to 550
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 41
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
12 to 16
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0