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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
48 to 59.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0