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5449 Aluminum vs. AWS BAg-13a

5449 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 5449 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-13a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
92
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
300
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
54
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
850

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 33
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 15
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
40.4 to 43.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
55 to 57
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15