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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. AWS E409Nb

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E409Nb belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E409Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
80.2 to 88.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0