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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. 2014 Aluminum

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 EN 2.4642 nickel and the bottom bar is 2014 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.5 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
90 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Shear Strength, MPa 450
130 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
190 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
100 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
6.6 to 56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
76 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.4 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
90.4 to 95
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15