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3105 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNiCrFe-11

3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrFe-11 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrFe-11.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
49
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
7.2 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5