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N06230 Nickel vs. 6106 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6106 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 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
160

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

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
97.2 to 99.3
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15