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1050A Aluminum vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
6.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0