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N08026 Nickel vs. 6151 Aluminum

N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6151 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 N08026 nickel and the bottom bar is 6151 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1 to 5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
80 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410
190 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
330 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
3.5 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
520 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
70
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.6 to 98.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 24.4 to 37.9
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15