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6082 Aluminum vs. N06985 Nickel

6082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 6082 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 220
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
18 to 21
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0