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5456 Aluminum vs. N06650 Nickel

5456 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 (5, 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 5456 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, % 11 to 18
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 210
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 210
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 340
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 250
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
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 9.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 46
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 470
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 35
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 40
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 94.8
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
12 to 16
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
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 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0