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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. A242.0 Aluminum

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while A242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 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 EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is A242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
89.3 to 93.1
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.15 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.7 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
1.8 to 2.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.070 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15