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6162 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 180
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
49
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 26
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 550
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
7.7 to 18
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0