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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. AWS BNi-8

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BNi-8 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-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
67
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
46
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
21.5 to 24.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
61.6 to 68.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
6.0 to 8.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5