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6066 Aluminum vs. N06110 Nickel

6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06110 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6066 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06110 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 17
53
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 130
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 95 to 240
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 360
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 52
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 920
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
28 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0