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6262 Aluminum vs. N06210 Nickel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
85
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
85
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0