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5652 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
21 to 25
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0