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852.0 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-6

852.0 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 (14, 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5