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AWS E219 vs. EN AC-71100 Aluminum

AWS E219 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 E219 and the bottom bar is EN AC-71100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
860
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1010

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
78.7 to 83.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 67.4
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15