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5088 Aluminum vs. AWS E80C-B6

5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E80C-B6 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 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.7
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
71

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
4.5 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.35
90.1 to 94.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5