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5059 Aluminum vs. Grade M30C Nickel

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 grade M30C nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
160
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 240
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 650
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 42
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
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