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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. 4115 Aluminum

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4115 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 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is 4115 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
38 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
39 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Shear Strength, MPa 470
71 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
2.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
11 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
5.2 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
94.6 to 97.4
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15