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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. N08221 Nickel

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08221 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-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
44
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0