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AWS BNi-2 vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

AWS BNi-2 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-46500 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-2 and the bottom bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
74
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 68
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
520
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
1030

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
77.9 to 90
Boron (B), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 79.1 to 84.8
0 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.0 to 5.0
8.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25