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B443.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ER80S-B8

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ER80S-B8 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 ER80S-B8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
85.6 to 90.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5