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N06058 Nickel vs. 5252 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
25
Shear Strength, MPa 600
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
96.6 to 97.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1