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6101B Aluminum vs. AWS BVAg-29

6101B aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-29 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 6101B aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-29.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 250
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
710
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 11
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.2 to 99.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
22.5 to 25.5
Indium (In), % 0
14 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
60.5 to 62.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0