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EN AC-47000 Aluminum vs. AWS E312

EN AC-47000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E312 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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-47000 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.7
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.1 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
52.3 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.55
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0