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6106 Aluminum vs. Nickel 684

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 684 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 684.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
1190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
2.5 to 3.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
15 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
13 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.7 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0