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N06230 Nickel vs. 6261 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6261 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 6261 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
60 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
90 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
150 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
100 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
48
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
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
21 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
77 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
15 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
23 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
6.5 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
96.6 to 98.6
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.35
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 0.7
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 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15