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6105 Aluminum vs. AWS E320

6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E320 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 6105 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
91
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
31.8 to 43.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0