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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 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-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0