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6101 Aluminum vs. N06250 Nickel

6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 6101 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 25
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.6 to 99.4
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.030
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
7.4 to 19.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0