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1230A Aluminum vs. AWS BVAu-8

1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BVAu-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 1230A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BVAu-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
71
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
19

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
8.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
2.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
7.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.3 to 100
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Gold (Au), % 0
91 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0010