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520.0 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-11

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-11 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 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-11.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.2 to 3.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
9.0 to 11.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
2.5 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
62.9 to 71.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
3.4 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.5 to 12.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5