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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. 2036 Aluminum

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2036 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 2036 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Shear Strength, MPa 450
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
94.4 to 97.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.2 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15