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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. N08026 Nickel

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.6
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
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
24.4 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
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
33 to 37.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
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