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6262 Aluminum vs. Nickel 80A

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 80A 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 nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

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
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0.5 to 1.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.0
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
69.4 to 79.7
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
1.8 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0