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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. Nickel 689

EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
70
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0