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A390.0 Aluminum vs. AWS BVAg-6b

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 BVAg-6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
49 to 51
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
49 to 51
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0