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4006 Aluminum vs. AWS E100C-K3

4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E100C-K3 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 4006 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E100C-K3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 24
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 160
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 140
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
3.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.1 to 26
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 130
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 16
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 7.0
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.4 to 98.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
92.6 to 98.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.75 to 2.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5