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6023 Aluminum vs. AWS E80C-Ni1

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E80C-Ni1 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 E80C-Ni1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
11
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 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
95.1 to 99.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5