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AWS BNi-6 vs. 7050 Aluminum

AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 7050 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-6 and the bottom bar is 7050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
490 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
860
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
45 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
45 to 50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
87.3 to 92.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.040
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.9 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 87.2 to 90
0
Phosphorus (P), % 10 to 12
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 6.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0.080 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15