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AWS ERNiCrFe-5 vs. 5252 Aluminum

AWS ERNiCrFe-5 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 ERNiCrFe-5 and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
230 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.6 to 97.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 70 to 78.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1