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6110 Aluminum vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
80
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0