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EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 EN 2.4815 cast nickel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
74
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 89
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 47
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
77.9 to 90
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 18
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 9.8 to 28.7
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
8.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25