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N06230 Nickel vs. 6110A Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6110A 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 6110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
220 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
360 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
250 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
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
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
47 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
450 to 1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
36 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
94.8 to 98
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0.050 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.9
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
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15