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5059 Aluminum vs. N12160 Nickel

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 240
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
260
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
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0