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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. 6262 Aluminum

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 grade CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.6 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
90 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
17 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
530 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
29 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.7 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15