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6262 Aluminum vs. N06219 Nickel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06219 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 N06219 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
60
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
2.0 to 4.0
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
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0