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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. AWS ENiCrFe-2

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-2 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-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
65
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
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), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 12
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
1.0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
62 to 85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5