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N06230 Nickel vs. 6262 Aluminum

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6262 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 6262 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
4.6 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
90 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
270 to 360

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
580
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
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
10
Density, g/cm3 9.5
2.8
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
17 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
530 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
29 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
94.7 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0.040 to 0.14
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
0.4 to 0.7
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 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15