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EN AC-46300 Aluminum vs. AWS E80C-B8

EN AC-46300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E80C-B8 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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-46300 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
6.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84 to 90
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
85.5 to 90.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 8.0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.65
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5