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Nickel 30 vs. 6105 Aluminum

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 nickel 30 and the bottom bar is 6105 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
26
Shear Strength, MPa 440
120 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
190 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
180 to 190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
46 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
150 to 170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
25 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
100 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
72 to 79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.2 to 99
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15