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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. 2030 Aluminum

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2030 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 2030 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.6 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
91 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Shear Strength, MPa 450
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
21 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
390 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
37 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
88.9 to 95.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.3 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3