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5052 Aluminum vs. AWS ER90S-B3

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ER90S-B3 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ER90S-B3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.1
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
2.3 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
93.5 to 95.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5