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6262 Aluminum vs. N10675 Nickel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 N10675 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
85
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
80
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
26

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 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 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 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0