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5182 Aluminum vs. AWS E110C-K4

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E110C-K4 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E110C-K4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
1600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
92.1 to 98.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.75 to 2.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5