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1060 Aluminum vs. AWS BVAg-8

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
84
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
4.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
27 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
71 to 73
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0010