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5154 Aluminum vs. Grade M35-1 Nickel

5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade M35-1 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 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade M35-1 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
160
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 160
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.8 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0