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6012 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-6

6012 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 (12, 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 6012 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 320
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 37
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.2 to 98
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 2.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5