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N06002 Nickel vs. 5042 Aluminum

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5042 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 N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is 5042 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 41
1.1 to 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
97 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
26
Shear Strength, MPa 520
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.9
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
3.6 to 12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
550 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
35 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
40 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.2 to 96.8
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.3 to 54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15