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6262A Aluminum vs. N06230 Nickel

6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06230 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 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 110
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
83
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 240
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 370
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
85
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1000
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
0.2 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0