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6106 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
9.4 to 20.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0