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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. AWS ENiCrFe-3

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-3 belongs to the nickel 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 EN AC-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
65
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
5.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
52 to 81
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5