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Nickel 686 vs. 5088 Aluminum

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 nickel 686 and the bottom bar is 5088 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 51
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
25
Shear Strength, MPa 560
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92.4 to 94.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0.1 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15