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6360 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

6360 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 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 6360 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 18
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 67
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 76 to 130
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 57 to 170
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 19
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 210
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 9.9
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.3
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.35 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0