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AWS ERNiCrMo-4 vs. EN AC-44300 Aluminum

AWS ERNiCrMo-4 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-44300 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 ERNiCrMo-4 and the bottom bar is EN AC-44300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
72
Elongation at Break, % 28
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
570
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1050

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84.3 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 63.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
10.5 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25