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N10001 Nickel vs. 5042 Aluminum

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5042 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is 5042 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.1 to 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
97 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
26
Shear Strength, MPa 550
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
3.6 to 12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
550 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
40 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.2 to 96.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15