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5059 Aluminum vs. N10001 Nickel

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 5059 aluminum and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 240
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 650
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0