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6005 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

6005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 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 6005 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90 to 95
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.5 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 95
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 210
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 310
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 280
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 200
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
49
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 36
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 550
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74 to 83
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
7.7 to 18
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0