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6008 Aluminum vs. AWS BVPd-1

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BVPd-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
9.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
33.9 to 36
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.060
Palladium (Pd), % 0
64 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0