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N07716 Nickel vs. 6081 Aluminum

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6081 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 N07716 nickel and the bottom bar is 6081 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Shear Strength, MPa 580
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
96.3 to 98.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59 to 63
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15