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N08120 Nickel vs. 6106 Aluminum

N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N08120 nickel and the bottom bar is 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
26
Shear Strength, MPa 470
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
97.2 to 99.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 41.4
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.050 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 39
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15