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EN AC-45300 Aluminum vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

EN AC-45300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 AC-45300 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59 to 72
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 290
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 230
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 5.6
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 390
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 35
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.2 to 94.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0