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6008 Aluminum vs. N06002 Nickel

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 88
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 170
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
17 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.3 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0