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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. N06455 Nickel

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
65
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0