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6012 Aluminum vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

6012 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 6012 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 11
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 100
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 320
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.9
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 28
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 480
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 37
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.2 to 98
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 2.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0