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AWS E90C-B3 vs. 6110A Aluminum

AWS E90C-B3 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6110A 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 E90C-B3 and the bottom bar is 6110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 19
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
360 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
250 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
47 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
450 to 1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
36 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.8 to 98
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 96.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15