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6110 Aluminum vs. N07716 Nickel

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N07716 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 290
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
24

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 11.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0