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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. AWS BAg-20

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BAg-20 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-20.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
680
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
340
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
5.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
37 to 39
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
29 to 31
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
30 to 34
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15