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C443.0 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 130
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0