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6106 Aluminum vs. N10624 Nickel

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N10624 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
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Shear Strength, MPa 170
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
5.0 to 8.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0