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6262A Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-6

6262A 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 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5