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6262 Aluminum vs. N09777 Nickel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
38
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
14 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
28.5 to 47.5
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 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0