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6081 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNiCrMo-10

6081 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrMo-10 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 ERNiCrMo-10.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5