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771.0 Aluminum vs. AWS E316LMn

771.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E316LMn belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 771.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 6.5
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 370
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 92.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
47.5 to 59.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0