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6014 Aluminum vs. Nickel 30

6014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 30 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 6014 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 43 to 79
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 96 to 150
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 260
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 53
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
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
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 33
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0 to 11
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
13 to 17
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0