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5059 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 5059 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 240
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 650
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 42
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
21 to 25
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0