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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. N06920 Nickel

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
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
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
17 to 20
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
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0