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6066 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-3

6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-3 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 6066 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
66
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
90.1 to 93.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5