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N06230 Nickel vs. 5059 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5059 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 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
110
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
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
89.9 to 94
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.2
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 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15