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2117 Aluminum vs. AWS E383

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 2117 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 26
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
37
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
28.8 to 39.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0