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A390.0 Aluminum vs. AWS BCo-1

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BCo-1 belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 18 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BCo-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
430

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
46 to 54
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
7.5 to 8.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5