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5182 Aluminum vs. AWS E347

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E347 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 E347.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
19
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
61.9 to 72.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0