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AWS BVAu-2 vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

AWS BVAu-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 BVAu-2 and the bottom bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
74
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 92
520
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
2.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.4
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.6
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.1
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
77.9 to 90
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 19.5 to 20.5
2.0 to 4.0
Gold (Au), % 79.5 to 80.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25