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6106 Aluminum vs. Grade CW2M Nickel

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 grade CW2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
15 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.1 to 70
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0