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3004 Aluminum vs. AWS E2209

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E2209 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E2209.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
58.4 to 66.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0