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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
60
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.3
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 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
95 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 2.0
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