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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-6

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5