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2014 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-3

2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
66
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
90.1 to 93.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5