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4343 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-5

4343 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-5 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 4343 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
470

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 600 to 620
1150 to 1200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
510
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 93.2
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.1 to 71.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 6.8 to 8.2
9.8 to 10.5
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