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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
65
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 3.0
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0