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A390.0 Aluminum vs. AWS BAg-8

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BAg-8 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
84
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
26.9 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
71 to 73
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15