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6023 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNiCrMo-3

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrMo-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
80
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0 to 0.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5