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N06058 Nickel vs. 6012 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6012 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is 6012 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
69
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
55 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Shear Strength, MPa 600
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
110 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
21 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
94 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
29 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
92.2 to 98
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15