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N06603 Nickel vs. 6360 Aluminum

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6360 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 N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 28
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 480
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
97.8 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.020 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.35 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15