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N06035 Nickel vs. 6101 Aluminum

N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 N06035 nickel and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 34
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 32.3 to 34.3
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.6 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.1 to 60.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1