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N06058 Nickel vs. 6262A Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6262A 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 6262A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
94 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Shear Strength, MPa 600
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
270 to 370

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
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
540 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
31 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
94.2 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.040 to 0.14
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
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
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15