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3104 Aluminum vs. AWS ENiCrFe-2

3104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 3104 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.1 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 12
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.4
1.0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
62 to 85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5