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A357.0 Aluminum vs. AWS E409Nb

A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E409Nb belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 A357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E409Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 93
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.040 to 0.070
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
80.2 to 88.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0