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6061 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-1

6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
4.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.8 to 75.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5