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6012 Aluminum vs. Nickel 333

6012 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 333 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 6012 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 320
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 28
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 480
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.2 to 98
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
9.3 to 24.5
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 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 48
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0