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Nickel 686 vs. 5383 Aluminum

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5383 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 nickel 686 and the bottom bar is 5383 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 51
6.7 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
130 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 560
190 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
310 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
150 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
130
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
97

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
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
23 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
38 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92 to 95.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0.7 to 1.0
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 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15