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1050A Aluminum vs. AWS E430

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E430 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 E430.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
120

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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
77.8 to 85
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0