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B535.0 Aluminum vs. AWS E2593

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E2593 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
52.7 to 62.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0