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AWS BVAg-29 vs. 5383 Aluminum

AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 5383 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 BVAg-29 and the bottom bar is 5383 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
310 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 710
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
2.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
38 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92 to 95.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 22.5 to 25.5
0 to 0.2
Indium (In), % 14 to 15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silver (Ag), % 60.5 to 62.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15