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6082 Aluminum vs. N08221 Nickel

6082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 220
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
44
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
22 to 33.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0