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N06230 Nickel vs. 5056 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5056 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 N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
67
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
4.9 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
25
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
93 to 95.4
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0.050 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15