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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN AC-47100 Aluminum

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-47100 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 EN AC-47100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 28
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
81.4 to 88.8
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
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
10.5 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25