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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
9.4 to 20.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0