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5050 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNiCrMo-2

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrMo-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
17 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
40.3 to 53.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5