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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. AWS E2593

EN AC-45000 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 (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 EN AC-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
52.7 to 62.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0