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N06230 Nickel vs. 5082 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 5082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
67
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
25
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
210 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
300 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
560
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
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
4.0 to 4.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
670 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
39 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
43 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
93.5 to 96
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.35
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
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 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15