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6106 Aluminum vs. Nickel 601

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
11
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
49
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
7.7 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0