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B443.0 Aluminum vs. AWS E630

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E630 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 B443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E630.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 16.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
3.3 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
71.6 to 75.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.25 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0