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AWS E33-31 vs. EN AC-47000 Aluminum

AWS E33-31 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-47000 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-47000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
73
Elongation at Break, % 29
1.7
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
570
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 86
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1040

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
82.1 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 31 to 35
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 24.7 to 34.8
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0.050 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
10.5 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25