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6066 Aluminum vs. N12160 Nickel

6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 130
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 95 to 240
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 360
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 52
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 920
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0