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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 AC-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
89
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
47
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
12 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
9.8 to 28.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
58 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
1.0 to 2.5
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