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3104 Aluminum vs. AWS BVAg-6b

3104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 3104 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 31
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.1 to 98.4
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.25
49 to 51
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
49 to 51
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0