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6105 Aluminum vs. N06603 Nickel

6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06603 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 N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95 to 130
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 170
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 270
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46 to 50
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 27
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 550
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
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
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0