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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. 2036 Aluminum

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2036 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is 2036 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 430
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
94.4 to 97.4
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.2 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15