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5040 Aluminum vs. AWS E316LMn

5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E316LMn belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
47.5 to 59.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0