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7003 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNiCu-7

7003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCu-7 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 7003 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCu-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
160
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 390
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
3.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 37
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 94.5
0 to 1.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
18.3 to 36.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
62 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5