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N06230 Nickel vs. 5254 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5254 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 5254 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
3.4 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
110 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
240 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
100 to 270

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
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
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
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
11 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
73 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
32 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
94.4 to 96.8
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0.15 to 0.35
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.45
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
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 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15