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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4815 cast 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-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
89
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
47
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
9.8 to 28.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
58 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0