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6262 Aluminum vs. Nickel 601

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 601 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

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
49
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
1.0 to 1.7
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
7.7 to 20
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
58 to 63
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0