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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. N06230 Nickel

EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06230 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-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
85
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0