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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN AC-43400 Aluminum

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-43400 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 EN AC-43400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
86 to 90.8
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15