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6008 Aluminum vs. Grade M30C Nickel

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade M30C 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 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade M30C nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
160
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 88
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0