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6081 Aluminum vs. AWS ENiCrCoMo-1

6081 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 6081 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrCoMo-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.45
0.3 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38.6 to 61.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5