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N06200 Nickel vs. 6351 Aluminum

N06200 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6351 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 N06200 nickel and the bottom bar is 6351 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
69
Elongation at Break, % 51
7.8 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
79 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
26
Shear Strength, MPa 560
84 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
140 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
95 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.1
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
20 to 38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
65 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
14 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.4
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
6.1 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
96 to 98.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.9
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 61.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.7 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15