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6105 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 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 6105 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95 to 130
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 170
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46 to 50
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 27
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 550
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
48 to 59.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0