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354.0 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-4

354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-4 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 354.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
67
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 380
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 89.4
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
91.4 to 95.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 8.6 to 9.4
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5