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5070 Aluminum vs. N07752 Nickel

5070 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5070 aluminum and the bottom bar is N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
34

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.7
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
5.0 to 9.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0