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N06650 Nickel vs. 5059 Aluminum

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N06650 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, % 50
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
26
Shear Strength, MPa 640
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
41 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
89.9 to 94
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15