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EN AC-44300 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-4

EN AC-44300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-4 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-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
67
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.3 to 89.5
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
91.4 to 95.5
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5