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6106 Aluminum vs. N06455 Nickel

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 170
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
260
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
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0