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N07041 Nickel vs. 5252 Aluminum

N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 N07041 nickel and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 14
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
100 to 110
Shear Strength, MPa 850
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1400
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1050
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2510
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 38
10 to 13