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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. 6012 Aluminum

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6012 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 6012 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
55 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 430
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
110 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
570
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
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
21 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
94 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
92.2 to 98
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15