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6008 Aluminum vs. AWS E317L

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E317L belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E317L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
56.6 to 66.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0