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A360.0 Aluminum vs. AWS E316LMn

A360.0 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 (13, 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
47.5 to 59.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0