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AWS BAg-13a vs. 5059 Aluminum

AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 AWS BAg-13a and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
350 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 300
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 54
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 850
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.2
41 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.5
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 40.4 to 43.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Silver (Ag), % 55 to 57
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15