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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. AWS ERNiCrFe-6

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrFe-6 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 EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrFe-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 8.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
2.0 to 2.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
67 to 81.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5