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5040 Aluminum vs. N12160 Nickel

5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 150
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0