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AWS ERNiCrFe-5 vs. 3104 Aluminum

AWS ERNiCrFe-5 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 3104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 AWS ERNiCrFe-5 and the bottom bar is 3104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
170 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.1 to 98.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.25
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 70 to 78.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15