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N06230 Nickel vs. 6065 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6065 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 6065 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
96 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
190 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
310 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
270 to 380

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
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
11
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
540 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
31 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
36 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
94.4 to 98.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
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
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15