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6262 Aluminum vs. N12160 Nickel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
90
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0