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5042 Aluminum vs. AWS E330H

5042 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E330H belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 5042 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E330H.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 3.4
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 360
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
40.5 to 51.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0