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N07752 Nickel vs. 6066 Aluminum

N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 N07752 nickel and the bottom bar is 6066 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 22
7.8 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
94 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 710
95 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1120
160 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
93 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
23 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1450
61 to 920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
16 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34
6.9 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
93 to 97
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 17
0 to 0.4
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 70 to 77.1
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15