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AWS E383 vs. EN AC-42200 Aluminum

AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-42200 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 E383 and the bottom bar is EN AC-42200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.0 to 6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
500
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
150
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
1110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
34 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
40 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26.5 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 28.8 to 39.2
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.7
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
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1