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240.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNiCr-3

240.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCr-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 240.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCr-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
70
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.7 to 86.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
67 to 77.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5