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N12160 Nickel vs. 5050 Aluminum

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Shear Strength, MPa 500
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.3 to 98.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15