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2025 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Shear Strength, MPa 240
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
11.4 to 23.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0