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5652 Aluminum vs. N09777 Nickel

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
14 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
28.5 to 47.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0