N07041 Nickel vs. 6105 Aluminum
N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. 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 N07041 nickel and the bottom bar is 6105 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 9.0 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 95 to 130 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 850 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1400 | |
| 190 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1050 | |
| 120 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 2.7 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2510 | |
| 100 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 | |
| 20 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 72 to 79 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 38 | |
| 8.6 to 12 |