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EN AC-51400 Aluminum vs. N08026 Nickel

EN AC-51400 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-51400 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
41
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
24.4 to 37.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0