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1050A Aluminum vs. AWS E2595

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E2595 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E2595.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
51.4 to 64.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0