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N06985 Nickel vs. 6261 Aluminum

N06985 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 N06985 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, % 45
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
60 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Shear Strength, MPa 480
90 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
150 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
100 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
21 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
77 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
6.5 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.6 to 98.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35.9 to 53.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15