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5154A Aluminum vs. AWS E309Mo

5154A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E309Mo belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E309Mo.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
22 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
53.6 to 63.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0