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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. AWS BAu-3

EN AC-48000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BAu-3 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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-48000 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
300
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
13

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
4.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
60.9 to 63
Gold (Au), % 0
34.5 to 35.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
2.5 to 3.5
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15