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4115 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-6

4115 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 (13, 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 4115 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 23
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 9.9
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 97.4
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5