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5059 Aluminum vs. Nickel 685

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 nickel 685.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 240
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 650
1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 42
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0.020 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0