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AWS E90C-B9 vs. 6162 Aluminum

AWS E90C-B9 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6162 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-B9 and the bottom bar is 6162 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 18
6.7 to 9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
290 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
260 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 91
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
19 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
510 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
96.7 to 98.9
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 90.9
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15