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201.0 Aluminum vs. AWS BAu-5

201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BAu-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, 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 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
50
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
13

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
4.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
0
Gold (Au), % 0
29.5 to 30.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35.5 to 36.4
Palladium (Pd), % 0
33.5 to 34.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15