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5052 Aluminum vs. AWS E630

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E630 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E630.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
16 to 16.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
3.3 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
71.6 to 75.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0