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6014 Aluminum vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

6014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CX2MW 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 6014 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 43 to 79
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 260
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 200
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 53
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 46 to 300
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 33
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0 to 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
20 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.3 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0