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5652 Aluminum vs. N12160 Nickel

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
260
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
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0