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AWS E349 vs. B443.0 Aluminum

AWS E349 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while B443.0 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 E349 and the bottom bar is B443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 29
4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
6.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.9 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 60.5 to 71.1
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15