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6023 Aluminum vs. AWS E312

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E312 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
20
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
52.3 to 63.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0