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6008 Aluminum vs. AWS E90C-B3

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E90C-B3 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 E90C-B3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
93.4 to 96.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5