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1080 Aluminum vs. AWS ER80S-B6

1080 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ER80S-B6 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1080 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-B6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 40
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 72 to 130
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.7
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
71

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.7 to 21
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.2 to 6.0
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.35
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
90.6 to 94.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5