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6063A Aluminum vs. N06230 Nickel

6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06230 nickel 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 6063A aluminum and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 18
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 80
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
83
Shear Strength, MPa 78 to 150
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 260
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 55 to 200
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 54
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
85
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 21
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 22 to 280
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6 to 11
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0