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6081 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

6081 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 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 6081 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 180
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
1.8

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.6
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0