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A356.0 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 A356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.0
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 50 to 90
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 270
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 200
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 15
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 300
1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 29
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.1 to 93.3
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0