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6106 Aluminum vs. N06219 Nickel

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 170
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0