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2017 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

2017 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2017 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 430
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 260
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
60
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 66
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 470
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 40
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 42
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 18
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0