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383.0 Aluminum vs. AWS E3155

383.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E3155 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 383.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E3155.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
70
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 88.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
23.3 to 36.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 9.5 to 11.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0