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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN AC-46200 Aluminum

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown. 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 EN AC-46200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
87
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1060

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
2.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
82.6 to 90.3
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25