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383.0 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-6

383.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 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 383.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 88.5
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 9.5 to 11.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5