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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. N10276 Nickel

EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10276 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 N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
4.0 to 7.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
51 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0