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6110A Aluminum vs. Nickel 600

6110A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 600 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 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 280
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 470
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 430
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 58
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 1300
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 47
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 98
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0