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N06650 Nickel vs. 5154A Aluminum

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5154A 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 5154A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 50
1.1 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
26
Shear Strength, MPa 640
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
96 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
600
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
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
4.0 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
68 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
31 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
93.7 to 96.9
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 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
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 0.5
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 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15