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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. 2017A Aluminum

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 2017A 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is 2017A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 28
2.2 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
92 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
27
Shear Strength, MPa 570
120 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
110 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
6.7 to 53
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
90 to 570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
8.9 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
91.3 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15