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AWS BNi-6 vs. 6101 Aluminum

AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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-6 and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 87.2 to 90
0
Phosphorus (P), % 10 to 12
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1