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AWS ENiCrFe-3 vs. EN AC-43400 Aluminum

AWS ENiCrFe-3 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-43400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 EN AC-43400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1070

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86 to 90.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 9.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 52 to 81
0 to 0.15
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15