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Nickel 201 vs. 6005 Aluminum

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 nickel 201 and the bottom bar is 6005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
9.5 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42 to 210
55 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
26
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
120 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
100 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
180 to 200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
27 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
77 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
20 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
28 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
74 to 83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
8.6 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.6 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15