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B535.0 Aluminum vs. AWS E317

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E317 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 E317.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
56.6 to 66.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
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