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N06058 Nickel vs. 6063A Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6063A 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 6063A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.7 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
53 to 80
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Shear Strength, MPa 600
78 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
55 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
13 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
22 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
5.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
97.5 to 99
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
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
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15