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5182 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNiCr-3

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCr-3 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCr-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
67 to 77.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5