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6105 Aluminum vs. Nickel 22

6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 22 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 nickel 22.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95 to 130
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 170
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 270
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 27
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 550
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50.8 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0