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4006 Aluminum vs. Nickel 30

4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel 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 4006 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 24
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 91
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 160
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.1 to 26
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 7.0
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.4 to 98.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
13 to 17
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0