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6106 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
21 to 25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0