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852.0 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
9.4 to 20.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0