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EN 2.4632 Nickel vs. 5082 Aluminum

EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 EN 2.4632 nickel and the bottom bar is 5082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
67
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
25
Shear Strength, MPa 770
210 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
300 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
4.0 to 4.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1570
670 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
39 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
43 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
93.5 to 96
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 15 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 49 to 64
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15