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AWS E308H vs. 5050 Aluminum

AWS E308H belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 E308H and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 40
1.7 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
140 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.3 to 98.9
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 72.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15