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N06002 Nickel vs. 5456 Aluminum

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5456 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 5456 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 41
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
130 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
26
Shear Strength, MPa 520
190 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
150 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
190
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
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
97

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92 to 94.8
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
4.7 to 5.5
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