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515.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ENiCu-7

515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ENiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 515.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCu-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
160
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.6 to 96.6
0 to 0.75
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
20.6 to 38
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
62 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 10
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5