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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. Nickel 617

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 617 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-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0