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A380.0 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
9.4 to 20.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0