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6110 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4650 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 290
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1090
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

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
80
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
33

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0.3 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.6 to 6.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
46.9 to 54.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
1.9 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0