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6061 Aluminum vs. N06255 Nickel

6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58 to 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 210
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 370
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.8 to 81
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1000
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
6.0 to 24
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0