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6023 Aluminum vs. N08024 Nickel

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08024 nickel 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08024 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
41
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22.5 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
26.6 to 38.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 40
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0