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N07776 Nickel vs. 6101 Aluminum

N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 N07776 nickel and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 39
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 22
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 24.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1