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204.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ER80S-B3L

204.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ER80S-B3L belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 204.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-B3L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 7.8
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 340
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 220
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 34
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 100
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
4.1
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 350
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.3 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
93.6 to 96
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5