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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. Nickel 825

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 825 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 nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
41
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
22 to 37.9
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
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
38 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0