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AWS E80C-B6 vs. EN AC-51100 Aluminum

AWS E80C-B6 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-51100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 E80C-B6 and the bottom bar is EN AC-51100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 19
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.7
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 71
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
7.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.5 to 97.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 90.1 to 94.4
0 to 0.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15