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AWS ENiCrFe-3 vs. 5040 Aluminum

AWS ENiCrFe-3 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 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 ENiCrFe-3 and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.7 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
240 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.2 to 98
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 17
0.1 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 10
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 9.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 52 to 81
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15