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6101 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-1

6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 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 6101 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
70

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.6 to 99.4
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.060
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.030
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.8 to 75.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5