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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNi-1

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNi-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 ERNi-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
60
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
93 to 98
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5