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6106 Aluminum vs. N06058 Nickel

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
86
Shear Strength, MPa 170
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
9.8
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
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0