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AWS E3155 vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

AWS E3155 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 22 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 E3155 and the bottom bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
74
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
520
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1030

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
77.9 to 90
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 23.3 to 36.3
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25