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AWS BNi-11 vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

AWS BNi-11 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 AWS BNi-11 and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
170 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
520
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
890
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
1070

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
85.4 to 90.5
Boron (B), % 2.2 to 3.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 9.0 to 11.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 62.9 to 71.2
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.4 to 4.3
8.3 to 9.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 11.5 to 12.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25