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5051A Aluminum vs. Nickel Beryllium 360

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
1.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 61
260 to 710
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 110
510 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
780 to 1860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 56
380 to 1590

Thermal Properties

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
5.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 27
12 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 23
360 to 3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
26 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
19 to 46

Comparable Variants