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6262A Aluminum vs. AWS E3155

6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E3155 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E3155.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
23.3 to 36.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0