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EN AC-44300 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-10

EN AC-44300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-10 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 EN AC-44300 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-10.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
80
Density, g/cm3 2.5
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.3 to 89.5
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.2 to 67.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5