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AWS BAg-36 vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

AWS BAg-36 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN AC-45500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 AWS BAg-36 and the bottom bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 32
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
500
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 44
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 700
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.6 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 28
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Silver (Ag), % 44 to 46
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1