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3004 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-11

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-11 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-11.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.2 to 3.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
9.0 to 11.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
2.5 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
62.9 to 71.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
3.4 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.5 to 12.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5