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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
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
65 to 79.2
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
1.8 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0