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N06230 Nickel vs. 6014 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6014 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 N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is 6014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
9.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
43 to 79
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
96 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
160 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
80 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
24 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
7.0 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
97.1 to 99.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.35
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15