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6105 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNiCrFe-5

6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrFe-5 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 6105 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrFe-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46 to 50
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
6.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 78.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5