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6262 Aluminum vs. Nickel 825

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
460
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
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
41
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0 to 0.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
22 to 37.9
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0