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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. N10001 Nickel

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
4.0 to 6.0
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
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0