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6182 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 99
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0