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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN AC-46100 Aluminum

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-46100 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-46100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
80.4 to 88.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25