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N06002 Nickel vs. 5251 Aluminum

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5251 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is 5251 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 41
2.0 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
59 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
26
Shear Strength, MPa 520
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
67 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.9
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
120

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
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
5.4 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
33 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.5 to 98.2
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.7 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15