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A390.0 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-3

A390.0 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
66
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 16 to 18
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 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5