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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. 5252 Aluminum

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
68 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 28
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
25
Shear Strength, MPa 570
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
96.6 to 97.8
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1