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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 AC-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
32.5 to 37.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
10.5 to 21.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0