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6262A Aluminum vs. N06255 Nickel

6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 240
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 370
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1000
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
6.0 to 24
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0