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N06002 Nickel vs. 5454 Aluminum

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5454 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 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 41
2.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
26
Shear Strength, MPa 520
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
600
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
34
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
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.5 to 97.1
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0.050 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
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 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15