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AWS E383 vs. 4004 Aluminum

AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 E383 and the bottom bar is 4004 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
1070

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
5.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86 to 90
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26.5 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 28.8 to 39.2
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 33
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
9.0 to 10.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15