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5754 Aluminum vs. AWS E80C-B8

5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E80C-B8 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 19
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 280
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 32
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47 to 580
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
85.5 to 90.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5