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6262 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
1.0 to 2.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0