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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. AWS E383

EN AC-48100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E383 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-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
28.8 to 39.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0