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AWS E33-31 vs. EN AC-45000 Aluminum

AWS E33-31 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-45000 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 E33-31 and the bottom bar is EN AC-45000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
73
Elongation at Break, % 29
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 86
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1070

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
82.2 to 91.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 31 to 35
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 24.7 to 34.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0.2 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
0 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
5.0 to 7.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.35