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N06230 Nickel vs. 6101 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
220 to 230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
57 to 60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
190 to 200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
89 to 93

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
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 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1