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6110 Aluminum vs. N06002 Nickel

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06002 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 N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 290
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

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 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
17 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.3 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0