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A242.0 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

A242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 A242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.6
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
49
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.3 to 93.1
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.25
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
7.7 to 18
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.3
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0