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5052 Aluminum vs. AWS E80C-Ni3

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E80C-Ni3 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 E80C-Ni3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
92.8 to 97.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5