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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
80
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
2.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0