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5652 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
80
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0