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296.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ENiCu-7

296.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ENiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCu-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
160
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
0 to 0.75
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
20.6 to 38
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
62 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5